diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
index a32ae0165e1..89efe71dabc 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting.rs
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ fn highlight_name(db: &RootDatabase, def: Definition) -> Highlight {
                 let mut h = Highlight::new(HighlightTag::Static);
                 if s.is_mut(db) {
                     h |= HighlightModifier::Mutable;
+                    h |= HighlightModifier::Unsafe;
                 }
                 return h;
             }
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
index 2deee404ccc..b9b35802234 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/src/syntax_highlighting/tests.rs
@@ -281,6 +281,12 @@ impl HasUnsafeFn {
     unsafe fn unsafe_method(&self) {}
 }
 
+struct TypeForStaticMut {
+    a: u8
+}
+
+static mut global_mut: TypeForStaticMut = TypeForStaticMut { a: 0 };
+
 fn main() {
     let x = &5 as *const usize;
     unsafe {
@@ -288,6 +294,7 @@ fn main() {
         HasUnsafeFn.unsafe_method();
         let y = *(x);
         let z = -x;
+        let a = global_mut.a;
     }
 }
 "#
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/test_data/highlight_unsafe.html b/crates/ra_ide/test_data/highlight_unsafe.html
index b81b6f1c3b9..87d8c155685 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/test_data/highlight_unsafe.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/test_data/highlight_unsafe.html
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
     <span class="keyword unsafe">unsafe</span> <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function declaration unsafe">unsafe_method</span><span class="punctuation">(</span><span class="operator">&</span><span class="self_keyword">self</span><span class="punctuation">)</span> <span class="punctuation">{</span><span class="punctuation">}</span>
 <span class="punctuation">}</span>
 
+<span class="keyword">struct</span> <span class="struct declaration">TypeForStaticMut</span> <span class="punctuation">{</span>
+    <span class="field declaration">a</span><span class="punctuation">:</span> <span class="builtin_type">u8</span>
+<span class="punctuation">}</span>
+
+<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="static declaration mutable unsafe">global_mut</span><span class="punctuation">:</span> <span class="struct">TypeForStaticMut</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="struct">TypeForStaticMut</span> <span class="punctuation">{</span> <span class="field">a</span><span class="punctuation">:</span> <span class="numeric_literal">0</span> <span class="punctuation">}</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
+
 <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function declaration">main</span><span class="punctuation">(</span><span class="punctuation">)</span> <span class="punctuation">{</span>
     <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration">x</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="operator">&</span><span class="numeric_literal">5</span> <span class="keyword">as</span> <span class="keyword">*</span><span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="builtin_type">usize</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
     <span class="keyword unsafe">unsafe</span> <span class="punctuation">{</span>
@@ -50,5 +56,6 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
         <span class="struct">HasUnsafeFn</span><span class="punctuation">.</span><span class="function unsafe">unsafe_method</span><span class="punctuation">(</span><span class="punctuation">)</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
         <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration">y</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="operator unsafe">*</span><span class="punctuation">(</span><span class="variable">x</span><span class="punctuation">)</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
         <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration">z</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">-</span><span class="variable">x</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
+        <span class="keyword">let</span> <span class="variable declaration">a</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="static mutable unsafe">global_mut</span><span class="punctuation">.</span><span class="field">a</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
     <span class="punctuation">}</span>
 <span class="punctuation">}</span></code></pre>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/crates/ra_ide/test_data/highlighting.html b/crates/ra_ide/test_data/highlighting.html
index 23c25ad8cee..8e0160eee5b 100644
--- a/crates/ra_ide/test_data/highlighting.html
+++ b/crates/ra_ide/test_data/highlighting.html
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
     <span class="punctuation">}</span>
 <span class="punctuation">}</span>
 
-<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="static declaration mutable">STATIC_MUT</span><span class="punctuation">:</span> <span class="builtin_type">i32</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">0</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
+<span class="keyword">static</span> <span class="keyword">mut</span> <span class="static declaration mutable unsafe">STATIC_MUT</span><span class="punctuation">:</span> <span class="builtin_type">i32</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">0</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
 
 <span class="keyword">fn</span> <span class="function declaration">foo</span><span class="punctuation">&lt;</span><span class="lifetime declaration">'a</span><span class="punctuation">,</span> <span class="type_param declaration">T</span><span class="punctuation">&gt;</span><span class="punctuation">(</span><span class="punctuation">)</span> <span class="operator">-&gt;</span> <span class="type_param">T</span> <span class="punctuation">{</span>
     <span class="function">foo</span><span class="operator">::</span><span class="punctuation">&lt;</span><span class="lifetime">'a</span><span class="punctuation">,</span> <span class="builtin_type">i32</span><span class="punctuation">&gt;</span><span class="punctuation">(</span><span class="punctuation">)</span>
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ pre                 { color: #DCDCCC; background: #3F3F3F; font-size: 22px; padd
     <span class="punctuation">}</span>
     <span class="keyword unsafe">unsafe</span> <span class="punctuation">{</span>
         <span class="variable mutable">vec</span><span class="punctuation">.</span><span class="unresolved_reference">set_len</span><span class="punctuation">(</span><span class="numeric_literal">0</span><span class="punctuation">)</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
-        <span class="static mutable">STATIC_MUT</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">1</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
+        <span class="static mutable unsafe">STATIC_MUT</span> <span class="operator">=</span> <span class="numeric_literal">1</span><span class="punctuation">;</span>
     <span class="punctuation">}</span>
 
     <span class="keyword control">for</span> <span class="variable declaration">e</span> <span class="keyword control">in</span> <span class="variable mutable">vec</span> <span class="punctuation">{</span>